By Dennis Magee, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Apr. 20--WATERLOO -- Progress toward establishing a state-mandated core curriculum bogged down last week, slowed by an amendment endorsed by members of the Iowa House.

By Lim, Cher Ping Abstract This paper examines and analyses where and how information and communication technologies (ICT) are integrated in Singapore schools to engage students in higher-order thinking activities.

By Schneider, Jean Suchsland This descriptive study investigated two areas: (a) perceived changes in gifted and talented (G/T) programming in Iowa from the time a state mandate was implemented to the time of the study, and (b) perceived effects of the mandate on G/T programming in Iowa.

For the second year in a row, the Council Bluffs Community School District has been designated by the state as "in need of assistance." Four of its schools -- Abraham Lincoln High, Thomas Jefferson High, Kirn Junior High and Woodrow Wilson Junior High -- also did not meet student performance targets this year.